Wednesday, April 6, 2011
City sets sights on cleaning up route
Goldsboro's Inspections Department has approved the demolishing of a condemned building on Slocumb Street -- partly in preparation for the Wings Over Wayne Air Show. The dilapidated house, listed as 506 A and B Slocumb, was inspected in February...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
County rejects federal stimulus grant to redo controls
The county has rejected a $200,000 federal stimulus grant for building improvements because it is ensnared in red tape and not cost-effective. County Manager Lee Smith told commissioners during their Tuesday meeting that even while he was explaining to federal...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Hospital takes on laundry, and adds staff, efficiency
Wayne Memorial Hospital is taking in laundry. In addition to providing the service in-house, it has recently added Carteret General Hospital and Wilson Medical Center as well as two nursing care facilities from those areas. The move has not only...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
County hosts state sheriff's chaplain meeting
Nearly 40 chaplains from sheriff's offices across the state were in Goldsboro on Monday and Tuesday to continue their training through the North Carolina Sheriffs' Chaplains Association. Sessions during the semi-annual meeting included topics ranging from ethics to gangs to...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Alleged Pa. murderer found in Wayne County Randy John Suber Jr., 30, of Cadel Lane, was taken into custody by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on a charge of fugitive warrant first-degree murder. Officials with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Pastor receives presidential honor
When he was 11, Apostle Lawrence Bogier Jr. says he heard God tell him that He had a special job for him later in life. But when God came calling again while he was in early 30s, Bogier said...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Firefighter training
Goldsboro firefighters, Capt. Bernard Patterson, left, engineer Gigi Eason, Capt. Joe Johnson and firefighter Alton Lewis, operate an attack line during a recent training session. The session was held for those firefighters who want to learn to drive the...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Stoney Creek Church journeying to the cross
Stoney Creek Church will perform an outdoor drama, "Journey to the Cross," on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 8-10 and April 15-17, with performances starting nightly at 7:30 at the church. The drama, which will include 20 different sets,...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
County switches on new communications system
Wayne County emergency officials say they are nearly 95 percent through the process of converting the emergency communication system from analog to digital. Wayne County Fire Marshal Bryan Taylor said the only agencies left to make the switch are...Published: Apr 6, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story